MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining lease
M 15/154 · Coolgardie Gold / Focus
M 15/154 is a Western Australian mining lease held by FOCUS MINERALS LTD; FOCUS OPERATIONS PTY LTD (Shandong Gold group). Granted 1 April 1985, expires 2 April 2027. 23 ha in the Coolgardie Mineral Field. Commodities: Gold, Silver. Part of the Coolgardie Gold / Focus project (operating).
- Type
- Mining lease
- Status
- Granted
- Parent group
- Shandong Gold (a subsidiary)
- MINEDEX project
- Coolgardie Gold / Focus J00014 · OperatingOwners: Focus Minerals Ltd 100%; Maritana Minerals Limited
- Lodged
- 5 September 1984
- Granted
- 1 April 1985
- Expires
- 2 April 2027
- Area
- 22.90 hectares (0.2 km²)
- Mineral field
- Coolgardie Mineral Field
- Commodities
- Gold, Silver
- Rehabilitation liability
- Its rehabilitation liability is in the MCF Mining Index (subscribers): the Mining Rehabilitation Fund estimate, its trend since 2014, company provisions and closure-plan costs
- Mine closure plan
- Coolgardie Gold Project: approved 18 July 2017, Coolgardie Gold Project Mine Closure Plan Version 1 Revision 4 - November 2015
- Environmental registrations
- 19 mining proposal and closure plan registrations (MINEDEX)
- EPA referred proposals
- Fire Management Strategies - track upgrading and chaining Not assessed; overlaps 23 ha
- WAMEX data
- 195 open-file drill holes, 50 exploration reports on this ground
- Location
- -30.9336, 121.2005 (centre)
Mining proposals and mine closure plans
| Date | Registration | Title | Status | Document (GeoDocs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 June 2025 | Mining Proposal | Bonnievale UG to Lindsays Pit and Bayleys | Approved | MP_500394.pdf |
| 30 January 2025 | Mining Proposal | Greenfields In-Pit TSF Mining Proposal V3 | Approved | MP_128815.pdf |
| 11 November 2024 | Mining Proposal | Three Mile Hill TSF Stage 3 Raise - Update Version 4 | Approved | MP_129162.pdf |
| 15 October 2024 | Mining Proposal | Greenfields Mining Proposal V4_Updated Pit Crest | Approved | MP_128200.pdf |
| 30 May 2024 | Mining Proposal | Greenfields Gold Project - Mining Proposal - V3 | Approved | MP_123518.pdf |
| 24 May 2024 | Mining Proposal | Greenfields In-pit TSF | Approved | MP_122386.pdf |
| 14 May 2024 | Mining Proposal | Three Mile Hill TSF Stage 3 Raise - Redesign | Approved | MP_115450.pdf |
| 5 April 2023 | Mining Proposal | Bayley's and Lindsay's dewatering / water pipeline Infrastructure | Approved | MP_116900.pdf |
| 25 July 2022 | Mining Proposal | Coolgardie Gold - Feasibility Water Bores | Approved | MP_112487.pdf |
| 1 June 2022 | Mining Proposal | Greenfields Gold Project Version 2 | Approved | MP_101640.pdf |
| 18 July 2017 | Mine Closure Plan | Coolgardie Gold Project Mine Closure Plan Version 1 Revision 4 - November 2015 | Approved | mcp_58148.pdf |
| 10 June 2014 | Mining Proposal | Greenfields Tailings Line Mining Proposal Version 1 23-04-14 | Approved | mp_47894.pdf |
| 29 August 2012 | Mining Proposal | GREENFIELDS OPEN PIT CUT BACK MINING PROPOSAL - FOCUS MINERALS LTD | Approved | mp_35330.zip |
| 13 October 2003 | Mining Proposal | COOLGARDIE - TMHILL / RECOMMENCE GREENFIELDS OPEN PIT | Approved | mp_4421.pdf |
| 20 March 2000 | Mining Proposal | THREE MILE HILL LINDSAYS WATER DIVERSION | Approved | mp_16688.pdf |
4 earlier registrations are in MINEDEX.
Registrations from MINEDEX (DMPE); the documents are the operators' own, linked on GeoDocs and not copied.